Re: comparring dates between perl and postgres

Hodges,

> I have never used extract.  This generates a syntax error when I added
> and select extract( DOY FROM date)

Posting the syntax error would be useful if you want help.

>     $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT
> date,address,time,host,direction,description, cal,reminder from firesides
> and select extract( DOY FROM date) where date > '$dstr1' and date <=
> '$dstr2'");

One problem is that you've used a reserved word as a column name: "date".
PostgreSQL is probably getting confused between "date" the column and "date"
the data type.   Try double quoting date:  "date" (or escaped for perl:
\"date\")

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco